SeekingAlpha · Jan 16, 2026
HIX: Limited Appeal As Long As Rates Remain Elevated
Western Asset High Income Fund II is rated Hold due to persistent vulnerability from elevated interest rates & aggressive leverage. Read more on HIX CEF here.
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NYSE · HIX
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management - Income
$3.82
Down-$0.04 (-1.04%)
Updated Sep 11, 2026, 12:27 PM
SID Score
4.5/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 373.34M
- P/E ratio
- 11.57
- Dividend yield
- 19.24%
- 52-week range
- $3.75 – $4.40
- Volume
- 436.47K
- Avg. volume
- 364.52K
Price performance
HIX price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
HIX closed at $3.82 after 20 trading sessions, down 3.54% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $3.82
- Period change
- -3.54%
- Period low
- $3.82
- Period high
- $3.99
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | $3.85 | $3.8509 | $3.81 | $3.82 | 436.47K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.88 | $3.86 | $3.86 | 133.37K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.8961 | $3.86 | $3.86 | 170.36K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $3.86 | $3.89 | $3.86 | $3.88 | 230.23K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $3.89 | $3.899 | $3.87 | $3.88 | 287.19K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $3.90 | $3.9001 | $3.88 | $3.88 | 318.17K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $3.90 | $3.929 | $3.90 | $3.90 | 348.54K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $3.92 | $3.94 | $3.91 | $3.94 | 445.56K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $3.92 | $3.92 | $3.89 | $3.91 | 270.69K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $3.92 | $3.92 | $3.89 | $3.90 | 184.59K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $3.92 | $3.92 | $3.89 | $3.91 | 216.59K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $3.89 | $3.925 | $3.87 | $3.92 | 537.51K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $3.91 | $3.91 | $3.87 | $3.89 | 474.35K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $3.93 | $3.9599 | $3.91 | $3.94 | 439.88K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $3.98 | $3.99 | $3.93 | $3.93 | 480.8K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $3.97 | $3.99 | $3.9521 | $3.99 | 290.14K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $3.95 | $3.97 | $3.9301 | $3.96 | 456.96K |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $3.95 | $3.96 | $3.93 | $3.96 | 377.56K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $3.96 | $3.97 | $3.93 | $3.93 | 214.55K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $3.94 | $3.96 | $3.93 | $3.96 | 315.68K |
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Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets and borrowings for investment purposes in high-yield debt securities.
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